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Argentine rock star Gustavo Cerati dies

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2006 file photo, Soda Stereo front man Gustavo Cerati, of Argentina, performs with his band in New York's Central Park on the SummerStage. Cerati died at the age of 55 on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, according to the singer's family. Cerati had been in a coma since May 15, 2010 when he suffered a stroke following a performance in Caracas, Venezuela. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, File)
FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2006 file photo, Soda Stereo front man Gustavo Cerati, of Argentina, performs with his band in New York's Central Park on the SummerStage. Cerati died at the age of 55 on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, according to the singer's family. Cerati had been in a coma since May 15, 2010 when he suffered a stroke following a performance in Caracas, Venezuela. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, File)

By Associated Press 1 min read

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – Argentine rock star Gustavo Cerati has died, four years after a stroke put him in a coma.

The death was reported in a statement by his family Thursday on his official Facebook page.

The 55-year old was the former lead singer of the Argentine rock band Soda Stereo, which was one of the most popular groups in Latin America in the 1980s and 1990s.

He suffered a stroke following a 2010 performance in Venezuela.